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Peltier, Philippe & Floriane Morin (editors). SHADOWS ON NEW GUINEA: Art from the Great Oceania Island in the Barbier-Mueller Collections. BNo.0-2757-20026-7. First Edition, 2006. Pp: 470; 300mm x 230mm; 2.84kg. Num col & b/w. An introduction, catalogue, bibliographies. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Somogy Editions D'Art, Paris, 2006. (Contributors include: Joshua A. Bell, Harry Beran, Ludovic Coupaye, Ingrid Heermann, Anita Herle, Anna-Karina Hermkens, Christian Kaufmann, Pieter Ter Keurs, Don Niles, Philippe Peltier, and Dirk Smidt) (Keywords: Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Korwar, Lake Sentani, Abelam, Sepik, Astrolabe Bay, Huon Gulf, Massim, Gulf of Papua, Torres Strait, Highlands, Marind-Anim, Asmat, Kamoro).
Book Code: U368 AU$90
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Front of wrapper- ART AND ARTEFACTS of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas. (phelps01cp 175/241 PHEL01)
Phelps, Steven. ART AND ARTEFACTS OF THE PACIFIC, AFRICA AND THE AMERICAS. The James Hooper Collection. BNo. 0-09-125000-5. First Edition 1976. Pp: 487; 295mm x 210mm; 2.52kg. 8 col, num b/w, 16 maps. Preface, introduction, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (minor shelfwear on cvr; slight wear and chipping on dw). Hutchinson & Co (Publishers) Limited, London, 1976. (James Thomas Hooper, with limited means but single-minded dedication, formed this collection over sixty years. His interest encompassed all 'primitive' cultures although his particular love was for the works of Polynesia, this section being the finest private collection in existence. The cultures of Melanesia, North America and Africa are also well represented. The collection illustrates Hooper's vast range of interest of figure sculpture, implements, ornaments and domestic utensils which display a vitality of craftsmanship that has only recently come to be widely appreciated. The book is divided by area, each section containing a concise geographical, historical and cultural appraisal of the people - together with maps, illustrations and a descriptive catalogue with full provenances. Information is drawn from contemporary and historical sources. 1927 artefacts are catalogued and approximately 1800 items are illustrated. A comprehensive bibliography is supplied for each area covered) (Keywords: Ethnology, Melanesia, Polynesia, Hawaii, Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Maori, Marquesas Islands, Australia, Aboriginal, North America, Northwest Coast).
Book Code: S246 AU$2300
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Read, Charles H. (British Museum). HANDBOOK TO THE ETHNOGRAPHICAL COLLECTIONS. Tribal specimens from worldwide sources. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1910. Pp: xvi, 304; 220mm x 135mm; 0.70kg. 1 col, 14 b/w(pl), 273 b/w & fig, 2 maps. Preface, introduction, general index, geographical and tribal index. A good hardback copy in green-cloth boards. Cvr: g. (slight wear at corners). British Museum, Oxford University Press, London, 1910. (After a general introduction to ethnography on a worldwide basis the book has major sections on objects, manners and customs from Oceania, Africa and Asia and lesser sections on America and Australia) (Keywords: Ethnology, East Asia, Indo-China, Indonesia, Papua, Melanesia, Polynesia, Americas).
Book Code: J130 AU$250
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Front of wrapper- THE HIGH VALLEY (read11bp 145/224 READ11)
Read, Kenneth E. THE HIGH VALLEY. Central Highlands of Papua New Guinea. BNo. n/a. First Edition (UK), 1966. Pp: xviii, 267; 220mm x 145mm; 0.52kg. 20 b/w, 2 maps. Preface, list, note, introduction, conclusion, glossary, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (minor wear on cvr). George Allen and Unwin Ltd, London, 1966. (This book is an autobiographical account of two years spent in the Central Highlands of Papua New Guinea at a village called Susuroka. One chapter deals with the problems of a traditional leader in times of change. Other chapters focus upon a group of bys, male initiation, and the problems of adjustment that boys face, which contrast with the marriage of a young girl) (Keywords: Social anthropology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Central Highlands, Gahuku tribe, human relationships).
Book Code: H354 AU$45
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Detail of wrap - BLACK BONANZA (ryan51p 150/224 RYAN51)
Ryan, Peter. BLACK BONANZA. A Landslide of Gold. BNo.0-947062-80-7. First Edition, 1991 (pb). Pp: xii, 140; 220mm x 150mm; 0.32kg. 21 col, 19 b/w, 1 fig, 1 tab, 2 maps. Acknowledgments, dedication. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1991. (This story is about the goldfields in the highlands of Papua New Guinea in the 1990s. It is about 10,000 men, women and children in the cold, rain and mud searching for gold at Mount Kare) (Keywords: Social, political history, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea).
Book Code: C447 AU$18
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Silverman, Eric Kline. THE ART OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Cultural Traditions of the Sepik River. Selections from the Marion and Samuel Spring Collection. BNo. 0-8130-0924-3. First Edition, 1988 (pb). Pp: 48; 225mm x 175mm; 0.11kg. 51 b/w, 1 map. Introduction, references. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. (minor wear on edges). University Presses of Florida, Gainesville, 1988. (This exhibition catalogue documents the art and aesthetic traditions of societies in the Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Sepik, Iatmul, Kwoma, Abelam).
Book Code: N029 AU$45
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Smidt, Dirk (editor). ASMAT ART. Woodcarvings of Southwest New Guinea. Published in association with Rijkmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden. BNo. 0-945971-59-1. First Edition, 1993 (HK). Pp: 160; 305mm x 230mm; 1.25kg. 124 col, 39 b/w, 19 fig, 3 map. Introduction, appendix, bibliography, acknowledgments, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd, Singapore, 1993. (The book includes a catalogue of woodcarvings collected in the early 20th century and colour photographs of figure sculptures along with portraits of the carvers. The text from eight contributors includes chapters on death and the ancestors, ceremonies, and style regions and motifs) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Brazza, Asmat, Citak, Atjametsj).
Book Code: N425 AU$130
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Detail of wrap of PACIFIC MATERIAL CULTURE (smidt4p 140/203 SMID04)
Smidt, Dirk; Pieter ter Keurs & Albert Trouwborst (editors). PACIFIC MATERIAL CULTURE. Essays in Honour of Dr Simon Kooijman on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday. BNo. 90-71310-59-0. First Edition, 1995 (pb). Pp: 336; 240mm x 165mm; 0.87kg. 22 col, 83 b/w & fig, 9 maps. Foreword, bibliography of Dr Simon Kooijman, biography, editor's acknowledgments, references cited. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, 1995. (This book contains 16 essays from 16 contributors on Simon Kooijman and his work with the Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, barkcloth studies, woodcarving and other aspects of material culture, and religion and ritual) (Keywords: Material culture, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Asmat, museum ethnology, barkcloth).
Book Code: S006 SOLD - now out of stock AU$65
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Detail of wrapper - SANA - An Autobiography of Michael Somare (somare01p 140/215 SOMA01)
Somare, Michael. SANA - An autobiography of Michael Somare. BNo.0-7016-8222-1. First Edition, 1975. Pp: viii, 152; 220mm x 135mm; 0.42kg. 41 b/w(pl), 1 map. Foreword, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Niugini Press Pty Ltd, Port Moresby, 1975. (This book is an autobiography of Michael Somare who was, in 1975, Chief Minister of Papua New Guinea. He was born into, brought up in, and initiated into the traditions of the Sana) (Keywords: Autobiography, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Somare, Sana).
Book Code: D158 AU$22
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Front of wrapper- ETHNOLOGY OF VANUATU - An early twentieth century study. (speiser2p 150/210 SPEI02)
Speiser, Felix. ETHNOLOGY OF VANUATU. An early twentieth century study. (translated by D.Q. Stephenson). BNo. 1-86333-021-6. Reprinted Edition 1991 (1923) Pp: vii, 643; 290mm x 210mm; 2.68kg. 56 col(pl), 109 b/w(pl), 2 maps. Preface, foreword, bibliography, acknowledgments, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Crawford House Press, Bathurst, NSW, 1991. (This documentation, the result of Swiss anthropologist Felix Speiser spending more than two years in the field (1910-12), was first published in German in 1923. The work records much of the country's early material culture which, without this record, might have been lost forever) (Keywords: Ethnology, Vanuatu, New Hebrides, Santo, Malekula, Ambrym, Tanna, Epi, Efate, Pentecost, Aoba, Maevo).
Book Code: Z003 AU$100
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